Assistant Manager - HR Operations

The Millennium School; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Millennium School is seeking an experienced HR Operations Specialist to manage end-to-end employee lifecycle across its campuses. You will oversee onboarding, payroll validation, and compliance, coordinating with school leadership to ensure seamless HR processes.

The role requires strong Excel skills, experience with HRMS, stakeholder management, and a detail-oriented approach to policy implementation and workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field with relevant education.
• Minimum 4 years in HR operations, preferably in education or multi-location services.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, compliance, and performance management.
• Experience with HRMS and advanced Excel.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the employee lifecycle: onboarding, engagement, performance, and separations.
• Streamline HR operations across schools per policies and SOPs.
• Oversee onboarding processes: joining, docs, induction, stakeholder coordination.
• Coordinate payroll: attendance, leave, deductions, reimbursements, salary revisions.
• Drive performance management: goals, appraisals, reviews, increments.
• Ensure labour law compliance and update employee records and contracts.
• Serve as HR point of contact; handle queries and drive engagement.
• Collaborate with leadership for workforce planning and policy rollout.
• Prepare HR reports, dashboards, MIS for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Onboarding

Payroll

HRMS

Excel

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business Admin

MBA/PGDM in HR preferred

Tools

HRMS platforms

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Manage the complete employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee engagement, performance management, and separation processes.
• Lead and streamline HR operations across schools, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, SOPs, and best practices.
• Oversee end-to-end employee onboarding, including joining formalities, documentation, induction, and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate monthly payroll by validating attendance, leave records, statutory deductions, reimbursements, salary revisions, and resolving employee queries.
• Drive the organization's performance management process, including goal setting, appraisal cycles, performance reviews, and increment coordination.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory regulations, and maintain accurate employee records, contracts, and HR documentation.
• Act as the primary HR point of contact for employees, addressing queries, supporting employee relations, and driving engagement initiatives to enhance workplace culture.
• Collaborate with school leadership and cross-functional teams to support workforce planning, HR initiatives, policy implementation, and organizational objectives.
• Prepare and maintain HR reports, dashboards, and MIS to support data-driven decision-making and operational excellence.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline; MBA/PGDM in HR is preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in HR Operations, preferably in the education or multilocation service industry.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, HR operations, statutory compliance, and performance management.
• Experience working with HRMS platforms and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.